<p>I am wondering about the social life at Emory. I am asking this because Emory has a reputation for being a school with many preppie types and a huge Greek scene. SOOOO, If you are not a Greek partier type or a join-a-club-for-social-activities type , can you have a wonderful social life there? Or, will you end up a misfit and lonely?</p>
<p>My son is a junior at Emory.He isnot a fraternity type or a big partier but it seems that he and his friends always find plenty to do. He is not the kind of kid who would join a club to make friends, although he has joined a few clubs to do things that he was interested in doing and did meet some friends there. For example, he sings in an a capella group and has made 2 good friends from it; he takes part in a social action group and has met friends there too. He's also made friends from classes (his gf) and from his dorm floor. It seems to me that he's always busy--we just came back from a quick visit to Atlanta and it seemed his cell rang every 5 minutes, so he's certainly not lonely nor a social misfit even though he isn't in a fraternity (although some of his friends are--and anyone can go to any fraternity party, member or not) or a drinker or a partier.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response. I have heard similar answers from other people I know, but also have heard that the first year can be rough if a kid is not the partier type. Must just depend on the individual personality.</p>
<p>I'm not the partier-type and I am a first-year student, so I have some insite into this. Really, it depends on your floor. Like, most of the kids on my floor are heavy drinkers, so I don't see them as much on the weekends. (I do hang with them alot during the week though). The kids on the other floors of my building though aren't as heavy partyers, so I hang out with them on Friday-Satuday nights (or hang with other non-partiers I know). Overall, its not hard to find a niche.</p>
<p>Sounds like after only one month or so, you have met plenty of others in your dorm that also don't "party." That's good to hear. Thanks.</p>